This is the tenth in a series of articles on Missouri ballot measures.

Prop H authorizes a 1.85% sales tax on large out-of-state purchases made by businesses.  I’m not inclined to give a free pass to business, and the list of improvements that the county is hoping to make with this tax — including better communication between the police and fire departments — are all things that I support.  But I wonder if now is the appropriate time to levy an additional tax on local businesses.  However, given that this is correcting a discrepancy (businesses that buy in-state must pay sales tax), I’m inclined to support it.  There’s no reason for our tax policy to encourage you to buy out-of-state when all other things are equal.  So, a reluctant YES on H.